Browsing Honors College by Author "Psychology"
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A Neuropsychological Profile of College Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Guiler, William R (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Large scale studies of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have found that in about 40% of children with a diagnosis, symptoms continue well into adulthood. This poor prognosis makes it imperative that adult ... -
ACE's and Friendship Difficulties
True, Hannah Elizabeth (East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events in an individual’s life that occurred before age 18. Examples of ACEs include various types of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. Decades of research on the ... -
An Analysis of Dietary Habits of Young Adults Seeking Weight Loss and the Feasibility of a Modified Monitoring System Using Mobile Technology in Young Adults
Carter-Stanley, Ryan Nicole (East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)With rates of overweight and obesity at the highest in recorded history, for the first time, it is expected that obese young adults will have a significantly lessened life expectancy compared to their non-obese counterparts ... -
An Endeavor in Integrated Innovation: "Green Building Interact"
Evans, Zachary H (East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)Through the use of immersive technologies, specifically augmented and virtual reality, I have designed a mobile application that allows the user to step inside the design process of green buildings. My intention with this ... -
Angels in Paradise: Imagining Hell and Its Demons from the Inside Out
Hoff, Lee H (East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Theatre, at its core, is inherently an inquisition into human nature and life itself. Through its abstractions, a mirror world may be created through which an audience may analyze behavior, motivation, and consequence in ... -
Anhedonia and Delay Discounting in Problematic Cannabis Users
Hardy, Stacie (East Carolina University, 2018-01-19)Depressive symptoms (e.g., anhedonia) have been observed in cannabis users. Alterations in delay discounting have been observed in depressed individuals. Steep discounting (i.e., impulsive choice) has been associated with ... -
Anxiety and Family Functioning in Children with Food Allergies
Salonia, Nicole C (East Carolina University, 2015-12-10)Having a food allergy is a stressful thing for a child and their family. This is a chronic illness that requires vigilance, time, and effort in order to prevent anaphylaxis, a life threatening allergic reaction. There has ... -
ARE STIGMA AND OUTNESS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENCES IN WORKPLACE STRESS BETWEEN SEXUAL MINORITY COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES AND THEIR HETEROSEXUAL PEERS?
Moomaw, Megan Anne (East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)This study is aimed at finding the differences in workplace stress between heterosexual and sexual minority undergraduate students in North Carolina Universities. The relationship between workplace stress, outness, and ... -
Attitudes, Beliefs, and Responses to Stalking: A Law Enforcement Perspective
Banner, Jessica L. (East Carolina University, 2013)Approximately 3.4 million adults are stalked annually according to victim surveys, however this is not reflected in law enforcement data of those charged or convicted with stalking. Only 10.3% to 55% of stalking incidents ... -
Canine Aggression: Understanding Owner Beliefs about the Biological Locus of Origin for Rehabilitation of Aggressive Behavior
DeHart, Destiny M. (East Carolina University, 2016-12-09)The topic of canine aggression– threatening or hostile behavior involving actual and or potential harm to another – invokes many emotional responses due to the often violent connotations regarding aggressive canines. ... -
Comparison of Mental Health between First-Year College Students Residing in Living-Learning Communities and Traditional On-Campus Housing
Wiles, Heather, L (East Carolina University, 2013)Mental health concerns such as stress, college adjustment, and symptoms of anxiety and depression increase during college. Living Learning Communities (LLCs) have become more prevalent on college campuses and are an ... -
Cultural Differences in the Overtness and Covertness of Positive and Negative Emotion
Hughes, Chelsea M. (East Carolina University, 2013)Recent research suggests that positive emotions are more often seen, less often hidden, and more often discussed than negative emotions in Western culture. These results support the Western preference towards the maximization ... -
Don’t Sit So Close to Me!: Life History, Disease Salience, and the Behavioral Immune System
Lagnese, Emily (East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)To what extent might disease avoidant behavior be shaped by early life experiences? Do the conditions under which a person grows up lead them to be more or less wary of disease related threats in their immediate environment? ... -
Effects of Emotional Symptoms on Pain and Social Functioning in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease
Knox, Brianna J (East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders primarily affecting people of African, Latino, and Mediterranean descent and has currently been diagnosed in over 100,000 Americans. This chronic disease ... -
Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Anticipatory Speech Anxiety
Hawthorne, Haley (East Carolina University, 2023-12-06)Oftentimes as a student, students are faced with the possibility of having to give a speech or presentation in front of a group of people. More so than not, this may bring up performance anxiety as public speaking is one ... -
EVALUATION OF A VERBAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR A PRE-SCHOOL AGED CHILD WITH AUTISM
Kelly, Mary-Grace E (East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)Verbal behavior analysis (VBA) has been found to improve the receptive and expressive language skills of children with autism (Dawson et al., 2010). The purpose of this study is to further evaluate VBA and its ability to ... -
EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INFANT NEURODEVELOPMENTAL STATUS AND PARENTAL VISITATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Tucci-Herron, Jessie L (East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)Background: Children born prematurely are at risk for long-term neurocognitive delays and poor academic performance at school-age. Research suggests parental involvement during a child’s treatment in a Neonatal Intensive ... -
EXAMINING HEALTH RELATED EXPERIENCES IN ADOLESCENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
Kogbe, Tiwalade K (East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)This study was focused on investigating the general patterns of self-reported health-related stigma in adolescents with SCD. To date there was little research concerning adolescent experiences with health-related stigma. ... -
Examining the Effect of Mindset Theory on Stereotype Threat Experienced by Overweight People in Public Gym Facilities
Shareshian, Kelly (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Stereotype threat is a psychological phenomenon that is experienced by marginalized groups when they perceive they are at risk for conforming to a negative stereotype. The current research proposal seeks to determine if ... -
Exploring Musical Heritage: Composition of an Original Jazz Ballad
Wattenbarger, Josiah Wade (East Carolina University, 2022-05-09)Jazz music and its development is a significant staple in the history of American culture. Despite its decline in prevalence in modern popular culture, jazz remains an influence on music in many ways that often go ...